Deadliest terrorist attack: suicide bomber kills at least 22 officers in Pakistan
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At least 22 police officers were killed in a suicide attack on a police station in Pakistan. The Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan, an offshoot of the Taliban, claimed responsibility for the attack.
In northwestern Pakistan, an unidentified man In northwestern Pakistan, an unidentified gunman blew up his car at the main gate of a police police station, killing 22 officers. Officials say it is one of the deadliest deadliest attacks in recent months. This is reported by the AR, writes UNN.
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In the Pakistani city of Dera Ismail Khan in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan a suicide bomber blew up a car loaded with explosives at the main gate of the of the police station. As a result of the explosion, the police station building was destroyed, killing at least 22 officers and injuring 32 others. Some of the of the injured are in critical condition. Also, part of the building collapsed as a result of the of the building collapsed.
It is worth noting that the province where the incident occurred is a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban, who collaborated with the Afghan Taliban group.
The newly formed militant group Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan, which is considered an offshoot of the Taliban, claimed responsibility for the attack. They stated that it was targeted officers who were at a police station conducting intelligence operations against militants in the area.
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